[ Closed ]

[guijiangjun]

WHO: Wen Ning, Xue Yang
WHEN: August
WHAT: Nail removal
WHERE: Gazin
WARNINGS: mind control


Wen Ning is not quite all there. He's a prisoner, his consciousness not quite at the forefront but always trying to get through, willing himself to be in control, to be out of his own head. Still, even in his state he's confused by the new surroundings, wandering in black robes, not the best kempt and heavy chains around him. His eyes are unhuman in a way.

There's a flicker of recognition when he sees someone he knows. The person that had his mind locked away and left him little more than a weapon for years.

He goes toward him, without much certainty.

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[guijiangjun]

Wen Ning doesn’t like hearing about his sister vanishing. It didn’t feel right to him. He knows, of course, he just wants her to be with him but what Xue Yang describes makes Wen Ning’s heartache. She’s gone… why is Wen Ning here now?

Wen Ning gives a slight nod at the latter confirmation.

He studies him for a long moment before asking:

“Do you know somewhere I can rest?”

[jiangzaid]

It was even less fun in reality. Only Zichen had kept Xue Yang from going on a rampage.

That question hints at trusting him to give good options. Good things! So he nods, already discounting his house. He can't imagine Wen Ning wanting to live with someone who has caused him so much pain (his daozhangs are special cases).

"There's an inn in Gazin that provides cheap rooms to newcomers, long enough to get a job and make more permanent living arrangements. I can take you there."

Xue Yang already turns around, heading back for his horse to lead Wen Ning into town.

[guijiangjun]

In truth, Wen Ning probably wouldn’t have turned him down if he had offered his house. He doesn’t trust Xue Yang completely but he also knew now what the other could do if Wen Ning didn’t keep his guard up and the other had a mind to do so again… which he sensed he didn’t.

Still, the inn would be a good choice he needed a place to gather his thoughts and adjust to having his freedom again — at least to some degree. He knew being controlled isn’t out of the question but now it is not a constant and he is not locked away in the back of his own mind.

“Thank you,” Wen Ning says, bowing his head and moving to follow Xue Yang.